Question:
Currently using an Autel MS908 without the pass through box. It hasn’t been updated for the last 2 years so I’m now looking at buying a new tool to replace it.
I’m not sure whether to stick with the Autel brand or try something new?
I’d really like a scan tool with guided testing functions and waveforms for scoping, even better if it told you when the parameters were out on the live data!
If anyone has used both Topdon and Autel then please let me know which one is the better unit, tool, machine, software and support.
Here are in-depth reviews about the two scanners by other customers:
1.Autel still lets you read and delete more codes even without the SGW access and offline than the topdon
2.Auto vin works better with Autel Topdon has serious issues with it’s auto vin with UK models on PSA group cars,
3.Love my Ultra Scanner! I do not understand why it is so important about the intelligent diag. Just follow the trouble tree. But you do have quick links in Autel that you can toggle back and forth. And Autel supplies quick links to those. Doing it this way hasn’t let me down yet. I see they have Truspeed now that you can purchase and have that feature.
4.I went from a Autel 908P to Ultra, and apart from the scope and interface and now with a few services removed I was kind of disappointed for the money
1.Topdon software at first was difficult to navigate.
2.Topdon for the money is a good strong unit and the online functions I was using today worked well, while coding a t6.1 having said that, found manually adding ECU installations in the gateway if I got it wrong could not take back off, so Autel came to the rescue, several vehicle regeneration in dpf, work better with topdon providing you are online,
3.If I had to buy again just one, Topdon probably cheaper updates and functions have not been reduced like on the Autel which after the price has been a bitter pill to swallow
4.Topdon wins for printing reports, Autel is shocking, not tried the text set up, don’t write the build quality of Topdon off, most are only good as the screen landing face down, I’m mobile mostly so the smart size is perfect and very bright, the only downside is usb c charging
5.The topdon beat the Autel at online functions with the VW today and was half the price
6.I use my Topdon as a back up to Autel. The scanning is clunky and the dongle doesn’t seem to fit on Audi VW, too bulky
7.TopDon is just too slow. I use an Autel Ultra Scanner and a rep let me borrow the top of the line TopDon. The TopDon took forever to read the vin and scan the car. None of my technicians liked the TopDon.
8.Topdon don’t have access to fca in Europe let alone any other brands, I like my Autel but my main tool is my Thinkcar max
Done! Hope this could help!
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